THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING TEAM ASSISTED INDIVIDUALIZATION (TAI) METHOD TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY IN NARRATIVE TEXT FOR EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 25 PURWOREJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

This study is aimed at improving reading comprehension ability in narrative text for eighth grade students of SMP N 25 Purworejo. First, to know students’ reading comprehension ability after being taught by TAI method. Second, to find out the effectiveness of using TAI method in improving students’ reading comprehension ability. Team Assisted Individualization is method that combines the use of cooperative teams with individualized instruction. Students work in four to five member teams on self instructional materials at their own levels in reading. The result of pre-test before the researcher gave the treatment is 71.07, and the result of pos-test after the researcher gave the treatment is 80.55. The result of t-test value is 4.98. The t-test value is higher than t-table. It means that using TAI is effective to improve reading comprehension ability in narrative text for eighth grade students of SMP N 25 Purworejo in the academic year 2012/2013.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Team Assisted Individualization, Narrative Text, Reading comprehension.